Expats over 60 urged to register for vaccine on Thai govt site

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FILE PHOTO: A health worker holds up a vial of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Samut Sakhon hospital in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

Expats living in Thailand, particularly those aged over 60, are urged to register for a COVID-19 vaccine.

 

Registration for the vaccine is open from today (June 7), with priority being given to the over 60s and those with one of seven underlying health conditions.

 

Vaccine appointments can be booked via http://www.thailandintervac.com/ which is operated by the Ministry of Public Health's Department of Disease Control.

 

(There are mixed reports of foreigners being successful in registering for the vaccine here)

 

At present, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is offering Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines to both Thais and foreigners, but doses of Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines are expected to be available later this year.

 

Currently it appears there is no choice as to which vaccine people receive - either AstraZeneca of Sinovac.

 

Foreigners aged under 60, should keep on checking the Thailand Intervac website to see when it starts accepting registration or alternatively go and register for the vaccine at a Thai government hospital or at a dedicated registration centre.

 

Expats are advised to check local information regarding where these are located in their area.

 

Last week, Disease Control Department deputy director general Dr. Sophon Iamsirsithavorn again assured that all foreign nationals living in the kingdom, who have registered for vaccination, will be inoculated against COVID-19 and included in the mass vaccination program which starts on June 7.

 

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[Excel]

And for those living up country are expected to travel to BKK/pattaya ?

[rbkk]

Throwing the bone and getting the dogs to give chase. No thanks. Once bitten twice shy.

[Hyna]

 

This website hasn't been working for many days, it said "for diplomats only".

Things have changed.  It is not working and says "try after 3pm".

 

Edited June 7, 2021 by Hyna
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[Andrew Dwyer]

Expats over 60 urged to register for vaccine on Thai govt site
 

Wait for it !!

 

 

 

There you go !

[MRToMRT]

Worked for me, for registration. I could not verify an appointment though because no appointment dates where available from the calendar.

[tonray]

I'll try after 3 pm.....September 1st

[pookiki]

I will be VERY SURPRISED if this website works after 3:00 pm.  Vimut has already postponed all vaccinations because of 'government' allocation.  Now, I will be able to get an appointment after already registering with Vimut?  I don't think so.

[bert bloggs]

Registered with mor prom 2 weeks ago,date for the 9th,got a message yesterday due to lack of vacine appointment cancelled ,they will let me know when they have it. So best of luck those booking today

[Enzian]

I was able to have it work and went through the whole process at approximately 9 AM this morning. One weird thing is that you have to enter SOME year date, but the oldest allowed is 1940. I was born in the final days of 1939 so TIT and  left it at 1940. 

I'm not saying I have any faith in this or anything else, I'm just using the shotgun approach, or to use another metaphor I'm throwing everything against the wall to see which sticks first.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Yup, quite an auspicious launch....

 

10 am on the morning of the launch, and the vaccine registration website for foreign nationals who are older or have pre-existing conditions already is non-functional / not accepting registrations....

 

Congrats MoPH... Job well done!!!   :-(

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

58 minutes ago, pookiki said:

I will be VERY SURPRISED if this website works after 3:00 pm.  Vimut has already postponed all vaccinations because of 'government' allocation.  Now, I will be able to get an appointment after already registering with Vimut?  I don't think so.

 

I also had registered with Vimut via their LINE account, what, nearly two weeks ago now.... And still haven't had any contact from them in any form or fashion.

 

Nor has anyone else who managed to register with them in the brief several day window before they shut down that process as well.  Total limbo as far as where anyone in that process actually stands at this point.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, Hyna said:

 

This website hasn't been working for many days, it said "for diplomats only".

Things have changed.  It is not working and says "try after 3pm".

 

 

You're misunderstanding their process....

 

The website that they (supposedly, but not actually) opened today for foreign nationals is the same website that they've been using for the past week or so to register Embassy staff and NGO staff for vaccines...

 

So up until today, anyone visiting that site would just have seen the info relating to Embassy staff, etc.... Then sometime in the past 24 hours, they updated the website to (supposedly) begin to make the same registration process available for foreign nationals.

 

Thus, that website was never meant or advertised to work for foreign nationals prior to today.... But of course, right now, it isn't working for foreign nationals either!!!

 

 

[Moonlover]

There's nothing like a good old clipboard and pen. I've been registered for over a month and already have my appointment for early August.

 

By which time, of course Covid could have been completely eradicated in our region, the north east, (only 27 cases reported yesterday) so I might not even bother with it.

[Hyna]

1 minute ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Thus, that website was never meant or advertised to work for foreign nationals prior to today.

It was open for all, anybody could and did register,  about 2 (?) weeks ago. 

Then they closed it, "for diplomats only".

Existing appointments were not honored. 

 

[Denim]

There has to be a hub of some kind involved in this. Something we can either laud or hail.

 

Great launch so far. Down the slipway straight under the water.

[Surelynot]

11 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

I also had registered with Vimut via their LINE account, what, nearly two weeks ago now.... And still haven't had any contact from them in any form or fashion.

Registered with four hospitals now................none have contacted me to confirm receipt of application.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

One thing noteworthy about the info that is on the MOPH website this morning is, despite it not working for registrations at present, an updated list of hospital sites intended for foreign national vaccinations.

 

And it looks to be divided into two sections:

 

First, a couple hospitals that supposedly are currently available to registered foreigners. Note the "Available Now" references below:

 

 

And then second, two facilities that appear to not be currently available, but apparently will become available at some point:

 

 

Bangrak was one of the only two foreigner vaccination locations listed by MoPH previously, but that facility has been totally invisible and silent for the past week weeks. So no idea what's going on with them at this point.

 

Phyathai II above is interesting, because AFAIK, that hospital had never before been publicly mentioned as a venue for foreigner COVID vaccinations under the government program. But it's a decent hospital, they do have EN speaking staff, and it's easily accessible from the BTS Sanam Pao station.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

6 minutes ago, Hyna said:

It was open for all, anybody could and did register,  about 2 (?) weeks ago. 

Then they closed it, "for diplomats only".

Existing appointments were not honored. 

 

 

Never heard that... And if it was "open" at some prior point, it probably was a mistake on their part, which they obviously remedied along the way.

 

[Disparate Dan]

No mention anywhere of cost, or who pays.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Just now, Disparate Dan said:

No mention anywhere of cost, or who pays.

 

The government program vaccines are supposed to be no charge.

 

[anchadian]

7 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Registered with four hospitals now................none have contacted me to confirm receipt of application.

Surely not Surelynot, I'm surprised none have contacted you to date.

 

What a complete fiasco.

[Skallywag]

What if you are over 60 but NOT living with these conditions?

• Severe Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs)
• Coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (5th stage)
• Stroke
• Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
• Diabetes
• Obesity (weight > 100 kg or BMI > 35 kg/m²)

[Surelynot]

Just now, Skallywag said:

What if you are over 60 but NOT living with these conditions?

• Severe Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs)
• Coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (5th stage)
• Stroke
• Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
• Diabetes
• Obesity (weight > 100 kg or BMI > 35 kg/m²)

Yes......... the wording is ambiguous BUT (big but) the comma suggests 60+............or have these conditions.......but not clear either way.

[anchadian]

Even more confusion....a daily occurrence:

 

Embassy staff in Bangkok have asked me to clarify that they are *NOT* involved with the Thai government rollout of the vaccination. Last week, Bangrak Vaccination and Health Center told people that they must contact their embassy. This is simply not true.

 

· 4 Jun

There’s still much confusion about the vaccination process for foreigners. The other week, Khun @NatapanuN said we will be able to use the Bangrak Vaccination & Health Center. But, they are saying “booking must go through the embassy of your country. Walk in is not accepted”.

 

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1401746684250451975

 

[DirtyHarry55]

Every Thai can register even Kids but for foreigners it's only over 60!
Don't get me wrong that's a good idea but not only for Foreigners also Thai's otherwise it's discrimination.

[DrJack54]

Severe Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs)

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (5th stage)

Stroke

Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Diabetes

Obesity (weight > 100 kg or BMI > 35 kg/m²)

 

Damn my Chronic kidney disease is only STAGE 4.

Knew there would be a catch.

[OJAS]

1 hour ago, Excel said:

And for those living up country are expected to travel to BKK/pattaya ?

Well at least Brits who need to renew their passports can then kill 2 birds with 1 stone in the case of BKK!????

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

Severe Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs)

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (5th stage)

Stroke

Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Diabetes

Obesity (weight > 100 kg or BMI > 35 kg/m²)

 

Damn my Chronic kidney disease is only STAGE 4.

Knew there would be a catch.

How annoying is that.....555

[mtls2005]

Dishing out appointments for 1 January 1970. Mullets optional.